THE song which helped launch the It’s Liverpool campaign is now available to buy following huge demand by radio listeners in the city.

Wishing (If I had a Photograph of You), which reached the UK Top 10 for Liverpool band, A Flock of Seagulls, in 1982, was newly arranged and sung by Liverpool musician, Kate Smith, pictured, especially for the It’s Liverpool campaign film.

Wishing (If I had a Photograph of You) was released as a single in 1982 and appeared on A Flock of Seagulls’ second album, Listen. It was a top 10 hit in the UK and reached number 26 in the US Billboard hot 100 as well as charting all over the world.

And since the campaign’s launch, Kate’s version of Wishing has been wowing listeners on Liverpool’s radio stations and on YouTube, where the film of stunning Liverpool images has clocked up nearly 15,000 views.

Now Wishing (If I had a Photograph of You) by Kate Smith is available on iTunes for 79p and the version has even reached the ears of the song’s composer and Seagull’s lead singer, Mike Score, who now lives in Florida.

He says: “I like this new version of my song Wishing and glad it’s not just a direct copy of the original, but been used instead to inspire a totally new sound. Kate's voice sounds lovely and the whole thing is quite different to anything I would have ever thought of.”

Kate, a graduate of Liverpool University, says: “I’m really pleased with the reaction to the song which is by one of Liverpool’s famous bands. It was an exciting project to work on and it’s a great campaign.

“I’m not from here, but came to the city from York to study and have never left. It’s a fantastic place to be a musician.

“There’s always so much going on creatively – it’s very diverse.”

Kate also works with her group DNA Orchestra, three-piece female a cappella trio Barbieshop and electronic outfit Capac – whose member Gary Saloman also worked on and recorded the new version of Wishing.